noun
ovary
OH-vuh-ree
noun
1
A reproductive organ in females that produces eggs and, in mammals, hormones such as estrogen.
"The scan showed both ovaries were healthy."
2
In botany, the part of a flower that holds the ovules and later develops into fruit.
"After pollination, the ovary of the flower swells into a fruit."
How to Use Ovary
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe egg-producing organ in females (or, in plants, the part of a flower that becomes fruit).
Common pairings
ovary function
remove an ovary
Word Forms
ovaries plural
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Etymology
From New Latin ovarium, ultimately from Latin ovum, "egg."